Evaultion Submisson Flashcards
Exerts long lasting effects
Endocrine
Responds to stimuli in milliseconds
Nervous system
Employs neurotransmitters to relay messages
Nervous systems
Distributes hormones through the body via the bloodstream
Endocrine system
Pass easily through cell membranes
Steroid hormones
Protein based
Nonsteroid hormones
Cholesterol based
Steriod hormones
Include insulin and antidiuretic hormone
Nonsteroid hormone
Glucagon
Pancreas
Epinephrine
Adrenal medulla
Cortisol
Adrenal cortex
ADH
Posterior pituitary
Growth hormone
Anterior pituitary hormone
Increase blood glucose
Glucagon
Enhances the effect on the sympathetic nervous system
Epinephrine
Decreases blood glucose
Insulin
Stimulates the breakdown of protein and fat
Cortisol
Growth and repair of tissues
Growth hormone
Includes hyperemia and chemotaxis
Inflammation
Defined by a ferbile state
Fever
Includes lining various structures
External barriers
Uses killer T cells, helper T cells and memory T cells
Cellular immunity
React to anitgens to protect the body
Antibodies
Include T cells from the thymus and B cells from bone marrow
humoral immunity
Deals with pathogens that are outside of the cells
Lymphocytes
Fluid within muscle cells
Intercellular fluid
Blood
Extracellular fluid
Fluid between cells
Interstitial fluid
Excessive water intake
Water intoxication
Accumulation of fluid in a localized area
Edema
Blood loss or diarrhea
Volume depletion
Fluid deficicincey leading to ciruculatory collapse
Hypovolemic shock
Water loss without loss of sodium
Dehydration
The primary sex organ in the male are
Testes
The purpose of the _____ is to deposit sperm in the female vagina
Penis
What controls the position of the scrotum to regulate internal temperature
Cremaster muscle
The ____ contains the testes
Scrotum
Within each restively there are _______ in which sperm are produced
Seminiferous tubules
As super mature they pass from the efferent du rules to the
Epididymis
The ____ is is a tube that joins the epididymis to the ejactulatory duct
Vas defens
The efferent ductubles, epididymis, vas defens, seminal vesicles are part of the network of
Spermatic ducts
The _____ sits inferior to the bladder, secretes a thin, milky fluid that makes up about 30 % of semen
Prostate gland
The ______ secretes a small amount of ejaculatory fluid that is meant to neutralize the acidit of any urine in the urethra
Bulbourethral gland
The end of the penis has an enlarged head called
Glans penis
There are two large cylinders of tissue within the penis called
Corpus cavernosa
The opening of the urethra through with the ejaucalte is released is called the
External urethral orifice
The seminal vesicles, prostate gland and bulbourethral glan are
Accessory glands
The primary sex organ in females are
Ovaries